You gotta love quality.....updates
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You gotta love quality.....updates
.....especially when you dont get it!!! How does this even leave the factory???? Look at the bolt!!!!
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Re: You gotta love quality.....
And thats not the half of it, there are chatter marks on the inside slots for the bolt, on the bolt rails and the locking lugs are 2 different sizes. There is a full 1/8 in length difference at the top. The chamfer on the lugs is two different angles and widths. Good grief.
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Re: You gotta love quality.....
WVFarrier,
Looks like another high quality Rossi with plenty of micrometer measured factory quality assurance you have there. If your looking to sell it there's a couple of guys over at the "Winchester-Winchester-Winchester" post that might be interested.
Your rifle looks pretty good, way above the norm......your lucky to get that as Rossi usually saves those for presentation guns for college educated propagandists that work for foreign gun manufacturers. ----6
Looks like another high quality Rossi with plenty of micrometer measured factory quality assurance you have there. If your looking to sell it there's a couple of guys over at the "Winchester-Winchester-Winchester" post that might be interested.
Your rifle looks pretty good, way above the norm......your lucky to get that as Rossi usually saves those for presentation guns for college educated propagandists that work for foreign gun manufacturers. ----6
Re: You gotta love quality.....
Looks like something that I made when I was half asleep.
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Re: You gotta love quality.....
No Rossi guns for this kid.
It sure ain't no Miroku..
That said, back in the mid-70s, we sold a guy a new Remington bolt-action .280.
He brought it back next day, said it would not chamber cartridges at all
A quick check showed the barrel had not been chambered..
Remington vehemently denied the possibility, over the phone, and soon sent a rep to check it out...
Eventually turned out that a number of rifles from that run had been shipped without chambers.
It sure ain't no Miroku..
That said, back in the mid-70s, we sold a guy a new Remington bolt-action .280.
He brought it back next day, said it would not chamber cartridges at all
A quick check showed the barrel had not been chambered..
Remington vehemently denied the possibility, over the phone, and soon sent a rep to check it out...
Eventually turned out that a number of rifles from that run had been shipped without chambers.
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Re: You gotta love quality.....
Yup, I don't even consider my Rossi/Puma/LSI 454 even safe to shoot with full power 454 loads. I will not load beyond 45LC pressures as I have got a good look at the poor quality machining and assembly in the receiver and it is scary. I will not be leaving this one to the grand kids! My plan is to use my chop saw to the receiver and barrel so nobody gets hurt. Is it legal for me to destroy my own gun without making out some paperwork?
Re: You gotta love quality.....
If it ain't registered in the first place, who is gonna care? Or check?Turdyturdy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 6:11 am Is it legal for me to destroy my own gun without making out some paperwork?
If it's registered, give it to someone like me who will have fun straightening things up and converting it to .38 Special or .32-20.
Re: You gotta love quality.....
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Re: You gotta love quality.....
Yes, case in point to what Steve said----I had a fairly expensive Weatherby with a very crooked chamber and shot wild---Weatherby would not stand behind it. I have a fairly inexpensive Rossi that has nice fit and finish, great trigger, has been shot a ton, with plenty of heavy loads and shoots well. It's a lottery sometimes. I have a Kimber 84 that I really like but it shot terrible in 260 Rem, the Kimber rep called me back after I called the factory and he agreed many of the 260's didn't shoot well so he had the barrel replaced and the rifle checked over with my choice of 257R, 243 or 308. I will never buy another Weatherby, but I would buy another Rossi or Kimber. Weatherby is even in my home state now and no way would I support them, so we all have our deals I guess.
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Re: You gotta love quality.....
Wow, easy folks, no need to get your back hair up. I simply pointed out issues on a new rifle that i felt were unacceptable.
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Re: You gotta love quality.....
A while back i traded into a Ruger Alaskan in 454 with a box of Freedom Arms ammoTurdyturdy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 6:11 am Yup, I don't even consider my Rossi/Puma/LSI 454 even safe to shoot with full power 454 loads. I will not load beyond 45LC pressures as I have got a good look at the poor quality machining and assembly in the receiver and it is scary. I will not be leaving this one to the grand kids! My plan is to use my chop saw to the receiver and barrel so nobody gets hurt. Is it legal for me to destroy my own gun without making out some paperwork?
so as soon as i got home i fired 3 rounds out of the gun & yes recoil was strong, so i was going to
check the cases but coulndt extract them the normal way & had to get a wooden dowel to push them out
long story short i pulled the bullets, dumped the powder & added a starting load of LilGun
that made a fine load ,
ollogger
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Re: You gotta love quality.....
Mr Farrier.....NO gun is made all in one piece.....they are made from a conglomerate of parts and screws which are put together and hopefully, fitted by human beings.
Your gun does not show common irregularities that escape the eye such as a hardened surface, a part milled a few thousands off, a deformed area in the wood that's under the surface that leads to a split.....
There's a simple explanation for a gun like yours to leave the factory with obvious visual defects......
The workers are either stupid or they don't give a F......which one is it?------6........006
Your gun does not show common irregularities that escape the eye such as a hardened surface, a part milled a few thousands off, a deformed area in the wood that's under the surface that leads to a split.....
There's a simple explanation for a gun like yours to leave the factory with obvious visual defects......
The workers are either stupid or they don't give a F......which one is it?------6........006
Re: You gotta love quality.....
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Re: You gotta love quality.....
Now I'm glade I missed out on a Rossi 92 that I was thinking about! I guess I just stick to what I know. Pre Remington Marlin's and Winchester's! I always liked pre 64 Winchester's . I think it was about 1982 or 83 when they went back to steel receiver's and the angle eject model's. They make good shooter's. Although being a southpaw I do like the top ejection much better! Enjoy your day gentleman!
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- wvfarrier
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Re: You gotta love quality.....
Double check your facts, I NEVER made that statement. It was made by someone responding to my post. Thank you very much.
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Re: You gotta love quality.....
No worries. I dont want yall to.get the opinion that I dont like Rossi, i own 2 ranch hands and another 92 and they have been good minus a few hiccups i could fix at home. This one, however, is a train wreck.
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Re: You gotta love quality.....
I don't care who makes it, somehow a poor quality product will get out.
I have seen it happen in things which are supposed to be almost idiot proof. Ever have a pair of CeeTee pliers by Crescent that bent because they were too soft?
I have seen it happen in things which are supposed to be almost idiot proof. Ever have a pair of CeeTee pliers by Crescent that bent because they were too soft?
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Re: You gotta love quality.....
I contacted Rossi today to see if i could buy a new bolt and lugs but they wouldnt sell me any :-/
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Re: You gotta love quality.....
Now that is an issue.
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Re: You gotta love quality.....
actually I really liked SIX's sarcasm, made me laugh, and the way today went I needed a good laugh...I too won't purchase a Rossi--did that once--sold it after it got repaired by Rossi, which took two months. That's why I own Marlin's (JM) and two Henry .22-cal Carbines with a big-loop. But with that said, I know that some of you on this forum have had good luck with Rossi... :)
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Hey bro...thanks! Ya know, it's not easy getting support when your the black sheep in a herd of politically correct do-gooders that support globalism and at the same time pretend they are God fearing. The think tanks who have brainwashed the weak minded into thinking American greatness is a lie sure has had a founding effect....look who they voted in for POTUS!1894c wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 2:22 am actually I really liked SIX's sarcasm, made me laugh, and the way today went I needed a good laugh...I too won't purchase a Rossi--did that once--sold it after it got repaired by Rossi, which took two months. That's why I own Marlin's (JM) and two Henry .22-cal Carbines with a big-loop. But with that said, I know that some of you on this forum have had good luck with Rossi...
Hey....you like having fun and so do I......go to the post "who has" where individuals are bragging about the foreign junk they have and watch for some fun remarks......this is GREAT! Like President Donald Trump I don't give a F what others think. You think these losers are gonna come to your rescue if you have problems? Sheeeeeeeet... ...they will give you "thoughts and prayers" and then go in a corner and choke their chicken. I know your laughing!------6...o..da...bro...wit...de...hoe.
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Re: You gotta love quality.....
Did Rossi at least point you towards a gunsmith, or repair facility that could fix that mess?
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Re: You gotta love quality.....
This was about 8-years ago, Rossi had me send it back to them for repair... :)marlinman93 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 18, 2020 7:17 pm Did Rossi at least point you towards a gunsmith, or repair facility that could fix that mess?
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I was asking wvfarrier, as he said they wouldn't sell him parts. Thought they'd direct him towards a repair depot?1894c wrote: ↑Sat Dec 19, 2020 12:42 amThis was about 8-years ago, Rossi had me send it back to them for repair...marlinman93 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 18, 2020 7:17 pm Did Rossi at least point you towards a gunsmith, or repair facility that could fix that mess?
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Re: You gotta love quality.....
They offered to "repair" it. Unfortunately they are currently running 16-20 weeks for turn around time. Trying to source parts to fix it myself. Ordered some parts from Kiowa
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Re: You gotta love quality.....updates
So, over the last 3 days i have put about 6 hours into polishing and sanding a lot of the internals. I am still waiting on springs from Nate Kiowa Jones. I was able to remove all the tooling marks and burrs from the bolt and lugs. I then lubed everything with White Lithium grease and its made a huge difference in the action. The lever still hangs up on the intial opening but once you move it about 2" it swings free and smooth. Its the same on the return those last 2" are still hanging up. I polished the trigger and hammer and dang!!! Its now as nice as ive ever felt on a levergun. I dont have a trigger pull gauge but its lighter and smoother than my 3# Geiselle trigger.
I am hoping the new hammer spring helps with the lever being so hard to open those initial 2".
I am hoping the new hammer spring helps with the lever being so hard to open those initial 2".
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